A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 193 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (120 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.01 km (69 miles). The temblor was picked up at 02:17:24 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 111.01 km, 130.5946° East, -6.3569° South. Unique identifier: us200065ih. Ids that are associated to the event: us200065ih. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/06/16 / 2016-06-13 17:17:24 / June 13, 2016 @ 5:17 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 193 km NNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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